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Pennsylvania

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Courts & Law

Warning of ‘irreparable harm,’ Pa. federal judge temporarily blocks USPS cost-cutting

A federal judge in Pa. has barred further cost-cutting to USPS, saying it could cause “irreparable harm.” It’s the fourth such decision nationwide.

6 years ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Courts & Law

Two Bucks County women plead guilty to murdering five relatives in 2019

The two women were sentenced to five consecutive life sentences after entering “guilty but mentally ill” pleas to five counts of first-degree murder.

6 years ago

Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline construction in Lancaster County. (March 2018) (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Atlantic Sunrise pipeline company pays $700,000 for construction violations

The group Lancaster Against Pipelines criticized DEP for issuing permits to the project without due diligence.

6 years ago

Dr. David Weiner and Dr. Ami Patel work on synthetic DNA technology.
Health

Montco-based Inovio hits speed bump in coronavirus vaccine effort

Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals has to delay upcoming coronavirus vaccine trials after an FDA inquiry.

6 years ago

Victim advocate Jennifer Storm
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

How Pa.’s victim advocate found herself in the crosshairs of the GOP-led Senate

Republicans who control the Senate have pushed a proposal that would effectively make Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm ineligible to remain on the job.

6 years ago

Politics & Policy

Tired Hands brewery tells how to cast a ballot with ‘I Voted Today’ beer

During the election run-up, the Ardmore brewing company’s American pale ale features a label that doubles as a sticker you can peel off and wear.

6 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Could the Pa. GOP bypass the popular vote regardless of who wins? Here’s what we know.

The state Republican Party raised the possibility that the GOP-controlled legislature could choose a slate of presidential electors to cast the state’s votes for Donald Trump.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump does a little dance after speaking at a campaign rally Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Newport News, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Politics & Policy

Trump shifts focus to Pennsylvania to shore up reelection

Trump narrowly flipped three Great Lakes states — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — from blue to red in 2016.

6 years ago

Rep. Joanna McClinton (D, Delaware County) gives remarks on the floor of the Pennsylvania House. (Courtesy of Wesley Anderson)
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers introduce bill banning hair discrimination

“It’s so important that we address the right and the dignity behind our natural appearance, and being able to show up as we naturally are,” Lee said.

6 years ago

Construction of Mariner East 2 in West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County. (Jon Hurdle / StateImpact PA)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. utility regulator says Sunoco must do more to share safety information on Mariner East project in Cumberland County

Pennsylvania’s utility regulator is siding with a Cumberland County man in his complaint against Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden tours the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc, Wis., Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

Biden’s Scranton vs. Park Ave. appeal targets working class

It’s at once a demonstration of Biden’s personal contempt for Trump and the Democratic challenger’s pride in his own family history as mostly working-class Irish Catholics.

6 years ago

This May 26 photo shows an official Democratic primary mail-in ballot and secrecy envelope for the Pennsylvania primary in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Feds, in unusual statement, announce they’re investigating discarded ballots

Federal authorities working in Pa. say they were asked to look into the discovery of some mailed ballots described as thrown away, but many aspects of the story are unclear.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf slams GOP for trying to thwart COVID-19 mitigation

Governor Tom Wolf is defending the COVID-19 mitigation measures his administration has put in place, and condemning Republicans for trying to repeal them.

6 years ago

FILE - This May 26, 2020 file photo shows an Official Democratic General Primary mail-in ballot and secrecy envelope, for the Pennsylvania primary in Pittsburgh. Democrats are launching a digital ad targeting Pennsylvanians voting by mail to explain how to correctly fill out and return the ballots, hoping to avert worried predictions that 100,000 votes or more could be invalidated because the ballots aren't put in the proper envelope.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Politics & Policy

Democrats in Pa. scramble to limit number of ‘naked ballots’

Democrats are launching a digital ad targeting Pennsylvanians voting by mail to explain how to correctly fill out and return the ballots.

6 years ago

Visitors wait in line before a 2020 campaign rally for President Donald Trump on Dec. 10, 2019, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WITF/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

Poll shows fewer than one third of Pennsylvania Republican voters will trust mail-in ballot results

The finding adds to concerns that the president and some Republicans are laying the groundwork to challenge the legitimacy of the election.

6 years ago

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